The Battle of Camlann (Welsh: Cad Camlan) is traditionally the final battle fought by King Arthur,
where he was fatally wounded although his side went on to win.

The surviving
accounts of this battle (non are contemporary) are all generally little more
than legend or myth and some historians doubt this battle even took place.

In most
accounts the battle came about as a result of misunderstanding. There was a
Stand off between the two side and the battle was
triggered by a knight on one side who drew blade against orders to kill a
snake. As the unsheathing of cold steel was against the rules of the truce, and
the metal shone, one army thought the other was breaking the truce. Both armies
subsequently charged at each other, beginning the battle in earnest.

Older Welsh
tradition has the battle as the outcome of a feud between Arthur and

Medraut (Mordred) with its
origins in a quarrel between Arthur's wifeGwenhwyfar